Analysis of The Crucible and McCarthyism: Characters, Historical Context, and Rhetoric | Exams English Literature | Docsity (2024)

Download Analysis of The Crucible and McCarthyism: Characters, Historical Context, and Rhetoric and more Exams English Literature in PDF only on Docsity! . BYU English 11 Part 1 Fi nal Exam Questions with Verified Solutions. Who or what is described in the following passage from the story?"A form glittered on the wall, the outside wall toward the forest; then it passed against the door, which it seemed to touch with hesitating hand; then we heard nothing for two minutes, which almost drove us out of our senses; then it returned, always rubbing against the wall; and it scratched lightly, as a child does with his nail; then suddenly a head appeared against the glass, a white head, with luminous eyes like those of a deer." - ANS The old dog Which line in the story provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? - ANS I would rather encounter all the hours that have brought me the greatest peril than that one minute of the shooting at the shaggy head of the old dog. What does the traveler mean when he says, "this drum, then, was a kind of mirage of sound" - ANS The drum was the echo of the sand hitting plants and was not warning of danger Why was the traveler in France? - ANS To hunt Who does Walker assert are the "characters" in our fears? - ANS Us Why were the sailors from the Essex stranded in the ocean? - ANS Their ship had been broken by a whale What author was inspired by the story of the Essex when he wrote Moby Dick? - ANS Herman Melville Which of the following would both Maupassant and Walker say is the strongest contributor to our fears? - ANS Our imaginations Read the following excerpt from FDR's first inaugural address:If I read the temper of our people correctly, we now realize as we have never realized before our interdependence on each other; that we cannot merely take but we must give as well; that, if we are to go forward, we must move as a trained and loyal army willing to sacrifice for the good of a common discipline, because without such discipline no progress is made, no leadership becomes effective.In the statement above, the word "temper" most likely means: - ANS The state of mind of the American people Abigail was Reverend Parris's niece. - ANS poetic license Elizabeth Proctor was John Proctor's third wife - ANS factual statement from history Reverend Parris attended Harvard - ANS a fact that is both in the play and true to history Why does Mary give Elizabeth the "poppet"? - ANS She is trying to make up for disobeying. Elizabeth: It is her dearest hope, John, I know it. There be a thousand names; why does she call mine? There be a certain danger in calling such a name—I am no Goody Good that sleeps in ditches nor Osburn, drunk and half-witted. She'd dare not call out such a farmer's wife but there be monstrous profit in it. She thinks to take my place, John. - ANS Elizabeth believes Abigail is accusing her because she wants Elizabeth dead and to become John's wife PROCTOR: Since we built the church there were pewter candlesticks upon the altar; Francis Nurse made them, y'know, and a sweeter hand never touched the metal. But Parris came, and for twenty week he preach nothin' but golden candlesticks until he had them. I labor the earth from dawn of day to blink of night, and I tell you true, when I look to heaven and see my money glaring at his elbows—it hurt my prayer, sir, it hurt my prayer. I think, sometimes, the man dreams cathedrals, not clapboard meetin' houses. - ANS Proctor believes Parris is too concerned with material wealth What can we infer about the needle in the poppet? - ANS Abigail saw Mary stick the needle in the poppet but Mary did not mean to frame Elizabeth After reading the discussion material in the course, we can infer that President Truman - ANS Did not support McCarthys efforts Senator Chase did all of the following in "Declaration of Conscience" except - ANS State that McCarthy threatens American values with his committee In "Enemies from Within" McCarthy says that one of the main reason why the "Treason" is occurring in the government is because - ANS The country is numb as a result of World War II In "Enemies from Within," McCarthy primarily relies on the emotion of _________________ in his use of pathos. - ANS Fear In "Declaration of Conscience," Senator Smith says, "But I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the Four Horsem*n of Calumny—Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear."In this sentence, calumny most likely means ________. - ANS Slander "In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility—I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it—and the glow from that fire can truly light the world."And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country KING HENRY V We hope to make the sender blush at it.Therefore, my lords, omit no happy hourThat may give furtherance to our expedition;For we have now no thought in us but France,Save those to God, that run before our business.Therefore let our proportions for these warsBe soon collected and all things thought uponThat may with reasonable swiftness addMore feathers to our wings; for, God before,We'll chide this Dauphin at his father's door.Therefore let every man now task his thought,That this fair action may on foot be brought.Exeunt. Flourish The stage directions written in bold font mean _________ - ANS The sound of horns or trumpets KING CLAUDIUSTake they fair hour, Laertes; time be thine,And thy best graces spend it at thy will!But now, my cousin Hamlet, and my son- HAMLET[Aside] A little more than kin and less than kind. (Note that "kind" can refer to being kind, but it can also refer to "kindred" here.) Hamlet's line is an example of what? - ANS Pun NurseWhat's this? what's this? JULIETA rhyme I learn'd even nowOf one I danced withal.One calls within 'Juliet.' NurseAnon, anon!Come, let's away; the strangers all are gone. Exeunt What does the bolded word mean? - ANS More than one character exits the stage LADY MACBETH: To beguile the time,Look like the time. Bear welcome in your eye,Your hand, your tongue. Look like th' innocent flower,But be the serpent under 't. He that's comingMust be provided for; and you shall putThis night's great business into my dispatch,Which shall to all our nights and days to comeGive solely sovereign sway and masterdom. The bolded phrase is an example of __________________ - ANS Euphemism In Julius Caesar, the characters Cassius and Brutus both conspire to kill Caesar. However, Cassius is full of evil ambition and is anxious to do the deed. Brutus only agrees to the plot after a very careful analysis. Brutus is honest and believes he is motivated by his obligations as a Roman. These two characters are an example of a _________ - ANS Foil JULIET My only love sprung from my only hate! What is this line an example of? - ANS Paradox In The Winter's Tale, King Leontes believes his wife, Hermione, has been unfaithful and throws her in prison. When the baby girl is born, Perdita, he gives the order that she should be taken somewhere desolate and abandoned. Leontes' son dies of a broken heart because of the accusations against Hermione, and, heartbroken, Hermione faints. Her death is reported to Leontes who greatly regrets his actions. Sixteen years later, a series of events leads Perdita back to Leontes' court. Leontes is still in great mourning, but he is overjoyed to discover his daughter is still alive, and, suddenly Hermione is revealed as well. The play ends happily. What type of play is this? - ANS Tragicomedy JULIETO Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?Deny thy father and refuse thy name;Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,And I'll no longer be a Capulet. ROMEOShall I hear more, or shall I speak at this? In these lines, Juliet is on the balcony and Romeo is hiding below listening. While Juliet speaks, Romeo is listening and speaks to himself in the line written in bold font. What is this bolded line? - ANS aside JULIET But to be frank, and give it thee again.And yet I wish but for the thing I have:My bounty is as boundless as the sea,My love as deep; the more I give to thee,The more I have, for both are infinite.Nurse calls withinI hear some noise within; dear love, adieu! Anon, good nurse! Sweet Montague, be true.Stay but a little, I will come again. Exit What does the bolded word mean? - ANS one character exits the stage Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer's lease hath all too short a date:(syllables in bold font are stressed) What literary term is evident in this paragraph? - ANS Iambic pentameter SCENE I. A churchyard. Enter two Clowns, with spades. First ClownIs she to be buried in Christian burial that wilfully seeks her own salvation? Second ClownI tell thee she is: and therefore make her gravestraight: the crowner hath sat on her, and finds itChristian burial. First ClownHow can that be, unless she drowned herself in herown defence? Second ClownWhy, 'tis found so. First ClownIt must be 'se offendendo;' it cannot be else. Forhere lies the point: if I drown myself wittingly,it argues an act: and an act hath three branches: itis, to act, to do, to perform: argal, she drownedherself wittingly. What do you think is the purpose of these clowns? - ANS to provide comedic relief In the Chronicles of Holinshed, a historical account from the time of Macbeth, - ANS Banquo is a traitor who helps Macbeth murder Duncan The witches in Macbeth foresee a long line of Banquo's descendants who will become king that "stretch out to the crack of doom." Their vision - ANS Does not accurately reflect the line of King James in history What significant historical event occurred the year before Shakespeare wrote Macbeth? - ANS An assassination plot on the monarch Which of the following lines (all spoken by Macbeth) illustrate hamartia as it relates to Macbeth? - ANS I have no spurTo prick the sides of my intent, but onlyVaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itselfAnd falls on the other. Where is Macbeth's castle? - ANS Inverness Shakespeare wrote for the theatre during the reign of two monarchs. This is significant because - ANS His writings were light and optimistic during the Elizabethan period and dark during the Jacobean What is the significance of Daemonologie? - ANS It is the paper King James wrote about the supernatural Refer to the third underlined section. "swinging a tennis racket" is a - ANS phrase Refer to the fourth underlined section. Which of the following changes would make the sentence grammatically correct? - ANS NO CHANGE Refer to the second underlined section. Which of the following changes would make this sentence grammatically correct? - ANS is half the task of developing a persuasive argument Refer to the fifth underlined section. This sentence is a _________________ sentence. - ANS SImple . Refer to the first underlined sentence. This sentence is a ___________ sentence. - ANS compound What does Macbeth mean by "upon my head they placed a fruitless crown and put a barren scepter in my grip"? - ANS Macbeth has been given a crown and a scepter that the three witches have prophesied will not be passed on to his sons In this passage, - ANS Macbeth is deciding to kill Banquo. Macbeth's words which begin with "to be thus is nothing" and that end with "Who's there" represent - ANS A soliloquy At the dinner party at the beginning of the novel, who keeps calling on the telephone? - ANS Myrtle Catherine tells Nick that Tom and Myrtle do not divorce their spouses and get married because - ANS Daisy is catholic The only completely stationary object in the room was an enormous couch on which two young women were buoyed up as though upon an anchored balloon. They were both in great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to us? and am I, therefore, called upon to bring our humble offering to the national altar, and to confess the benefits and express devout gratitude for the blessings resulting from your independence to us? - ANS Rhetorical questions . Read this sentence from "Winter Dreams" and then answer the question that follows.When he crossed the hills the wind blew cold as misery, and if the sun was out he tramped with his eyes squinted up against the hard dimensionless glare.What literary device is the italicized portion of the sentence an example of? - ANS Simile Which of the following sentences contains a hyberbole? - ANS My suitcase weighs a million pounds What does gatsby almost break at Nick's house - ANS a clock Anna explained how she came up with her idea to her group. She explained that she thought about each aspect of the issue, discussed it with others, and analyzed each aspect of the problem. She explained to them how she finally came up with the idea to approach the problem in a specific way. "I realized I had been thinking about it all wrong," she told them, "but when I viewed the problem from a different perspective, the answer became clear." In this paragraph, the main critical thinking that Anna uses is - ANS explanation Gary decided he would study each part of the research carefully. After reading about every small detail, he was better able to understand the conclusions for the entire project. In this paragraph, the main critical think that Gary uses is? - ANS analysis The senator realized that in order to properly address the issue, she would need to examine each side individually in order to determine how she would vote. In this paragraph, the main critical thinking the senator uses is - ANS Evaluation In his First Inaugural Address, Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared - ANS War on the Great Depression People were hanged as witches during the Salem Witch Trials? - ANS Nineteen Which of the following questions is important to answer when determining the currency of a source? - ANS Is the date of the latest revision of the site clearly stated Which of the following questions is important to answer when determining the objectivity of a source? - ANS Is the site factual, or does the author try to change the user's mind Abigail Williams is the niece of Reverend Parris - ANS Historically inaccurate Rebecca Nurse, John Proctor, and Martha Corey were all hanged on the same day - ANS Historically inaccurate Giles Corey was pressed to death with stones. - ANS historically accurate Elizabeth Proctor was pregnant during her trial - ANS historically accurate Miller asserts that the Salem folk believe --- was the last place on earth that was not paying homage to God - ANS The American forest Who does Miller assert was the most "comical hero in the history"? - ANS Giles Corey In Act I, Parris is very concerned for his child; however, from his words, we can infer that this main concern is - ANS his reputation PARRIS, studies her, then nods, half convinced: Abigail, I have fought here three long years to bend these stiff-necked people to me, and now, just now when some good respect is rising for me in the parish, you compromise my very character. I have given you a home, child, I have put clothes upon your back-now give me upright answer. Your name in the town-it is entirely white, is it not? ABIGAIL, with an edge of resentment: Why, I am sure it is sir. There be no blush about my name. Blush most likely refers to - ANS Rumors tarnishing a reputation Why is Elizabeth Proctor afraid of Mary Warren? - ANS Mary tells her that she is an official of the court Why is Elizabeth upset that John Proctor admits he was alone with Abigail? - ANS She knows they had an affair and is suspicious of them Why will Goody Osburn hang but Sarah Good will not? - ANS Sarah Good confessed, but Goody Osburn did not Margaret Chase Smith was a unique member of the senate because - ANS she was the only women The first underlined portion of the speech primarily uses which of the following rhetorical devices? - ANS Episotrophe The second underlined portion of the speech primarily uses which of the following devices - ANS Alliteration The third underlined portion of the speech uses which of the following devices - ANS Alliteration The fourth underlined portion of the speech primarily uses which of the following rhetorical devices - ANS Exemplum Nyong'o's reference to Oprah in the speech is an example of which rhetorical strategy - ANS Ethos Why would Giles Corey not be condemned as a witch - ANS he refuses to answer the charge of being a witch John Proctor forgets "Thou shalt not commit adultery" when he is listing the Ten Commandments. This is an example of _________. - ANS Situational Irony As the trials move forward, those who name others and confess to witchcraft are spared, but those who refuse to name others and continue to assert their innocence are executed. This is an example of - ANS Situational Irony Throughout the play, there are several references to different types of confessions. There are some of the accused who confess and others who refuse to do so; John Proctor confesses his infidelity, and Elizabeth confesses her own insecurities and suspicions. The repeated instances of confessions are examples of a ____________ in The Crucible - ANS motif contempt - ANS scorn, extreme dislike or disdain Sublime - ANS uplifting or noble trepidation - ANS fear, trembling, agitation malevolence - ANS to utter misleading reports about another emulate - ANS to follow the example of confounded - ANS confused vindictive - ANS spiteful reproach - ANS to blame for something methodical - ANS Proceeding in a systematic order Punctuate the first underlined sentence. - ANS One is that it is better to know some masterpieces Punctuate the second underlined sentence - ANS NO CHANGE